PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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MULTIPLE SICHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
5 April, 1960 5 April, 1960 Vicinity n Was Balloon Was Balloon
Saipan Island, Saipan Island, 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon Possibly Bolloon
Local. Local Ground-Visuol X Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor 0 Was Ancraft Was Aneraft
00 0 Probubly Aircraft Probubly Aircralt
GMS 09077 AiVisuol Ai-Visuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHC 3. SOURCE SOURCE a, Was Astronomicol Astronomiral Meteor
O Yes i o Probably Astronomical
Xn No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficlent Data for Evaluation
10-60 seconds Unknown
One Desconding
10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS
Ublong object, size of softball, variously Multiple sighting of same object
described as blue-white, or red-yellow, with indicates variance in deseription
Tall 20 times longer than main body. Appeared of object, even disagreement on color
to have mueh slower fall than meteor and was KRXKaKxxadIaaxX Probably a meteor.
much brighter and fell in a slow are. Dis-
appeared by burning out.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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REOEVED
CO 0813
1960 APR 6 02 59
4E2(U00) 1
PPIJEDSO
DE ADTIPD O0 AC CATEARKBENAPLSN PARAPTRASE NOT RUDMMD EY 4F3
PRONTO DECLASCIFICATION. ATLINIRNALRAPUYE 3 3 42i 42
REFERENCE IF THEDATITIE t I
FM COMAVIARIANASZ FM COMMAVIARIANASZ
INFO LBEJCR/COHCARIBSEAFNON INFO IDEJCR/CCHCAMIBSEAFNON
RBEPBA/CINCLANTFLT
IBEPBD/COMEASTSEAFHON
RBEOCNAKL
IBEPCRAEWL DAILGKYN
RBKACR/COMALSEAPRON
RDNPON/CINCUSNAVEUR Classifleation Cancelled
RBMPCN/ALUSNA COLCHBC (or chproeddodadees)
IEMPCR7ALUSHA MELLINIGTON Wy agila TDO
Dai2 ay69
ROMPCR/ALUSMA CIUDAD TRUJILLG AFR 205 Pa2470
MSMPCR/ALUSNA RASAT 3 Jan68
RBHPCR/SPACE T.ACK FILTEN RDHPCR/SPACE T.ACK FILTEN CENTER L O GAISCONI FLD ZEDFORD MASS CENTEN L C GAISCON FLD ZEDFORD MASS
MSEPPG/COHESTSEARON KSEPPG/COHWESTSEAARON
CEDSA/ATIC WRIGHT PATTIRSON AFS DAYTOH CHIO CEDSA/ATIC WRIGHT PATTIRSON AFS DAYTON CHIO
MUEZIO/CSAF .UEZI1O/CSAF

C.0510252
AM MAVAD SAIPAN
TO COMSAVIARIANAS
ST ST
: X I UNIDENTIFIED SLOU FALLING ODJECT SIGHTED
O5O9O7Z X MANY WITHESSES CMM C O5O9O7Z X MANY WITHESSES CIM ONE VITTING X SIGHTED SOUTHCASTHSAIPAN ONE WITTING X SIGHTED SOUTHCASTHSAIPAN
X POSIT ANGLS APRX 35 DEGREES X APPEARED TO BE TRAVELLING NONTH TO
SOUTH X COLON WHITE VITH OHAIGE TAIL X SHALL SEGMENT APPEARED
SEPARATE ABOUT ONE SECOND BEFONE BURNING OUT
BT
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UNCLASSIHED UNCLASSIFED
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1960 APR 6 17 49 /
P?MEDSQ
J KSIIPD 12
CATEGORY R ENCRYPUON-PIYSICALLYRDIOY PARAPHCASH NOT REUERUBXAEPT FRISM )
FN COMAMIARIAMAS A ALL INTEUNAL REVERENCES BX DAEH-KZN OM PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATION ANILA.1MRANCESIXARAOASS
TO IDEPK/CNO TO KBEPK/CNO
IBHPB/CINGPACFLT IBHPEYCINGPACFLT 1-4E2 1-4E2
INFO-RBEJCR/COMCANIBSEAFRON INFO-RBEJCR/COMCANIBSEAFRCH
RBEPBA/CIRLANTELT RBEPBA/CIILANTFLT 2-4A2 2-4A2
RSEPED/COMEASTSEAFRON ,12
3-473
RBEPCKAIRL
ABEPCIAIWL DANLGREEN 4-4×0
IEKACL/COMALSEAPHON
IBLDCR/CINUSNAVEUR Classificalion Cancelled
(or changed to lavca.s)
ROUPCN/ALUSNA COLOMBO AeTD
By D/a5 uatagita
RBMPCL/ALUSNA WELLINGTON
IBMPCA/ALUSNA CIUDAD TRUJILLO AFk2051, 80r217
3jon68
IBMPCK/ALUSIM RABAT
IOMPCR/SPACE IHACK FILTER CENTER L G GANSCOM FLD BEDFCND MASS IOMPCR/SPACE IRACK FILTER CENTER L G GAISCOM FLD BEDFOND MASS
IDUPPG/COMMESTSEANRON KDUPPG/COMWESTSEAFRON
RJEDSI/ATIC WRIGHT PATTEHSON AFD DAYTOH ONIO RJEDSI/ATIC WRIGHT PATTEHSON AFD DAYTOH ONIO
R01z1o7cSAr heEzHO/CSAF

FM MANAD SAIPAH
TO COMNAVMARIAHAS
3T
X ONE ALFA SLIGHTLY ODLONG X PRAVO SOFTDALL X ONE ALFA SLIGHTLY ODLONG X PRAVO SOFTDALL
X CHA LIE SONE VITTNESSES STATE BLUE WNITE OTICERS RED YELLOV X DELTA X CHAILIE SONE VITTIESSES STATE BLUE WIITE OTICERS RED YELLOW X DELTA
ONE X EOHO MOME X FOXTROT HONE X GOLFHONANCE TAIL APPROX TLEHTY TINES ONE X EOHO MONE X FOXTROT MONE X GOLFHONANGE TAIL APPROX TMEHTY TINES
LONGER THAN ODJECT HOWEVER ONE WITNESS STATES TAIL AND OBJECT NOT LONGER THAN ODJECT HOWEVER ONE V WITNESS STATES TAIL AND OBJECT NOT
DISTINGUISHABLE FROM ONE ANOTHER X HOTEL HONE MEARD X INDIA SOME
WITNESSES STATE SMALL SEGNENT APPEARED TO SEPAMATE AND BURN OUT ABOUT
ONE SECOND BEFONE MAIN OBJECT BURNED OUT X OTHERS SAY TNEME WAS ONLY
THE ONE OBJECT WITH NO BREAK OFF X ALL AGREE IT HAD MUCN SLOVER FALL
HTAH

PAC3 TUO 1SPS 12
MESS OF CDJECT X GY O ELEVATION 35 DECAEES AZITI35 TAUE X CHANLIZ
MLEVATION DELOW THIRTY DEGNEES AZHUTH 1SS TRUE X BILTA SLOU ARCI
AALL X ICHO SOME WITUESSES SAY BURNED OUT OTHIRS SAY VENT DEHINS
AND DID NOT LUMM OUT X FOXTROT WITHESS STATENICNTS VARY FHOM TEN TO
CIYTY SECOMDS : THREE ALFA GROUND VISUAL X SLAVO NONE X CHANLIE WCT /
APPLICABLE X FOK ALFA OSOSO7Z X BRAVO HISHT X FIVE SAIPAN, HARIANY.
ISLANDS X SIX ALFA FOUR NTTU PERSCMEL, MAMES UITIMELD X DAAVO-DU
RHCS, NAVAD SAIPAN, MM IN CHARCE COIM, EXCELLENT X RETTL HCS, NAVAD SAIPAN, MM IN CHARCE COIM, EXCELLENT X RETTI
G, LTJC USCG, COGARD LORAN STATION, SAIPAN, COMIANDING OFVIGEN, S, LTJC USCG, COGARD LORAN STATICN, SAIPAN, COMANDING OFFIGEN,
EXCCLLENT X AY OTNERS IN SANIC AREA NOT INTERVIEWED X SEVEN ALFA EXCELLENT X AY OTHERS IN SAIC AREA NOT INTERVIEWED X SEVEN ALFA
SCATTELED CLOUDS X DRAVO NOT AVAILADLE X CHARLIE UNLIMITED X DELT: SCATTERED CLOUDS X DRAVO MOT AVAILADLS X CHARLIE UNLIMITED X DELTE
GOOD X ECHO APPROX TWO TENTHS X FOXTROT NONE X EIGHT UNKNOWN X
HINE KEPORT TO COMNAVIARIANAS X TEU UNKNGUN X COMM AND OTERATIONS
OFFICER X ODJICT SIGHTED DY PERSONS AT SOFTIALL GANE AND OTHEN'S
INTTU ADHIN ANEA X POSSIDLE CAUSE UNKNOWI, CNO O12ISIZ CONSIDERED
POSSIBILITY X TWELVE NONE
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